Tal places a ladder from his living room on July 1, 2015, leading to an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh), dating from the Second Temple Period and believed to be over 2000 years old, which contains a staircase leading to an immersion pool, which the family discovered during renovations at the private house in the picturesque Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem. Ein Karem is also considered a holy place for Christians since according to the New Testament, John the Baptist was born there, and it is where his pregnant mother, Elisabeth, met the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Tal places a ladder from his living room on July 1, 2015, leading to an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh), dating from the Second Temple Period and believed to be over 2000 years old, which contains a staircase leading to an immersion pool, which the family discovered during renovations at the private house in the picturesque Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem. Ein Karem is also considered a holy place for Christians since according to the New Testament, John the Baptist was born there, and it is where his pregnant mother, Elisabeth, met the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Tal descends a ladder from his living room on July 1, 2015, leading to an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh), dating from the Second Temple Period and believed to be over 2000 years old, which contains a staircase leading to an immersion pool, which the family discovered during renovations at the private house in the picturesque Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem. Ein Karem is also considered a holy place for Christians since according to the New Testament, John the Baptist was born there, and it is where his pregnant mother, Elisabeth, met the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Tal looks at an immersion pool in an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh), dating from the Second Temple Period and believed to be over 2000 years old, which the family discovered under their living room during renovations at the private house in the picturesque Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem. Ein Karem is also considered a holy place for Christians since according to the New Testament, John the Baptist was born there, and it is where his pregnant mother, Elisabeth, met the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)

Oriya looks down at ladder from her living room on July 1, 2015, leading to an ancient Jewish ritual bath (mikveh), dating from the Second Temple Period and believed to be over 2000 years old, which contains a staircase leading to an immersion pool, which the family discovered during renovations at the private house in the picturesque Jerusalem neighborhood of Ein Kerem. Ein Karem is also considered a holy place for Christians since according to the New Testament, John the Baptist was born there, and it is where his pregnant mother, Elisabeth, met the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. AFP PHOTO / GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images)